Apple says of their new MacBook Pro it is a screen come true, and claim.
The world’s best laptop display. With true-to-life colour and unparalleled brightness and contrast.
It ialso comes with touch.
Now, laptops with touchscreens are not new. Ten years ago I had a Microsoft Surface which came with touch. I do quite like the concept of a touchscreen, well my current MacBook has quite a few fingerprints on it, when I think it’s an iPad.
The new MacBook Pro is a standard laptop; there was some online talk about a more adaptable configuration converting the laptop into a tablet format. Twenty years ago, I had an HP tablet, there HP TC1100, which did just that. I really liked the form factor of the HP TC1100; however, it had a poor battery life (as did most laptops of that era) and of course Windows XP wasn’t really designed as a touch interface, well Windows XP Tablet PC Edition was supposed to be a touch operating system. The Apple iPad with smart cover was close, but iPad OS is great for many things but isn’t MacOS.
I like the idea of the new MacBook Pro, however with a base price of £2899 I am unlikely to get one anytime soon. However, in a few years’ time maybe the MacBook Air will get touch, then I might get a new MacBook.